Re: Paypal Wants Tax ID
Look, you cannot just grab an EIN. I think JeffWeico and I have differing opinions about this, but hopefully he can chime in on this. He probably has more experience with this than I do.
From my experience, I use EINs from an LLC Corporation. This is all I have ever used. A corporation is its own entity. So the EIN does not trace back easily to the name behind the business, although if PP was to dig, they could find it. This has not happened yet, nor do I expect it to ever.
My understanding, not my experience, is that a LLC sole proprietorship or LLC partnership will trace back to the individual(s) SSN and could result in problems.
Again, it is always best to consult a tax professional or a lawyer about these types of topics. Sure, it will cost some dough, but if you are hitting that 200 items mark or $20k mark already, then it should be worth the $400 or less to do this the right way.
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